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2 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Really sucks that titleIX holds it back from becoming a more popular sport. 

I think the power hurts the popularity, no?  Not as many rallies as in the women's game.

9 minutes ago, WBT said:

I think the power hurts the popularity, no?  Not as many rallies as in the women's game.

I was going to say something similar. It's kind of a boring watch. It's all just hit the ball as hard as you possibly can every chance you can. Doesn't really matter where you're aiming because, if it hits a body part, it's going 100 feet in air out of bounds. (Crazy oversimplification, I know.)

1 hour ago, Vito Andolini said:

Reminds me what I’d like to do to Valentina Gottardi

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That move didn't work out so well for Chet. Good luck.

13 minutes ago, WBT said:

I think the power hurts the popularity, no?  Not as many rallies as in the women's game.

Rallies aren't as short as you think. The men hit harder, but they have a better quick twitch reaction time and speed compared to the women. You can get some long rallies in mens volleyball just like the women 

2 hours ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

The power in the men’s game … geezus 

It's phenomenal. The matches are wild. I really wish it would take off more in the States.

2 hours ago, WBT said:

I think the power hurts the popularity, no?  Not as many rallies as in the women's game.

Not as many rallies, maybe, but the athleticism is nuts. And boys/men play a very different style from girls/women. It's a wilder, 'go big or go home', 'just rip it' kind of game. Both are amazing, but very different.

ETA: But there have been a lot of great rallies today in the men's matches.

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19 hours ago, Js1 said:

This. I’d love to see a UT men’s team but it’s just such a west coast and Midwest sport. Hawaii, Stanford, UCLA, Ohio State, Penn State.

Nebraska, like Texas, knows where the bread is buttered 

Boys indoor club VB is growing by leaps and bounds in Texas. In my boy's 18U season with AJV, there were iirc 5 boys teams. That was 2 years ago. There are 11 now. 

If the UIL ever makes it a spring sport, like I've heard they're trying to do, Texas will quickly become one of the top talent pools.

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Women up 1-0 on Poland 11-6 in the 2nd set.

2nd set shellacking at 25-14

2-0 

7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Chiaka scores match point

Started off poor in set 3, SWEEP

If there's one universal truth I know about volleyball, it's if you reliably win points on your serve, you're going to wreck fucking shop.

50 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

If there's one universal truth I know about volleyball, it's if you reliably win points on your serve, you're going to wreck fucking shop.

Asjia O'Neal (@asjiaoneal) • Instagram photos and videos

The Qatar men's beach team is legit. They bring it in every phase. Excellent blocking & defense. Benesh/Partain could have their hands full.

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9 minutes ago, wood said:

The Qatar men's beach team is legit.They bring it in every phase. Excellent blocking & defense. Benesh/Partain could have their hands full.

*Senegal/Gambia

10 am is the TCU kids from Spain against Canada’s Wilkerson/Paredes that beat our Cajuns. Followed by the badass Brazilians to put a whoopin’ on Latvia. Both matches on E!. 

On 8/5/2024 at 6:35 PM, WBT said:

I think the power hurts the popularity, no?  Not as many rallies as in the women's game.

This what my daughter(got a d1 scholarship yesterday) said when we sat down to watch it. She said no one is returning anything and its hard to watch. She got up and left after the 1st set.

3 hours ago, Thatguy said:

This what my daughter(got a d1 scholarship yesterday) said when we sat down to watch it. She said no one is returning anything and its hard to watch. She got up and left after the 1st set.

Congrats!

Been quite a few rallies against Poland 

But we do not look good to start 

Poland 25-23

Down 1-0 in the semifinals 

1 hour ago, WBT said:

Congrats!

Yeah she is pretty stoked. 55k a year off the books.

Tied 1-1

Looked like we were gonna blow that set

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Tied 1-1

Looked like we were gonna blow that set

Definitely felt like they were trying their hardest to give it away.

Can always tell the point outcome by Shoji's reaction

Libero being hurt/gimpy seems bad.  For Poland! 

Oh yeah, he looks uncomfortable 

National teams don't have room for a backup libero?

Destroyed Poland 25-14

USA leads 2-1

9 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

National teams don't have room for a backup libero?

You only get 13 players and 1 alternate.  US does not have a backup libero 

Oh Poland is just...

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You only get 13 players and 1 alternate.  US does not have a backup libero 

Would it be dumb for Poland to pull theirs, we’re clearly targeting him
5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

You only get 13 players and 1 alternate.  US does not have a backup libero 

So basically one libero, two setters, and eleven 6'6" dudes who hit the piss out of the ball.

Just now, aggie08 said:

So basically one libero, two setters, and eleven 6'6" dudes who hit the piss out of the ball.

Yeah, basically.  Well, 6'6 to 6'10

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